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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability affects Watson Explorer Foundational Components

Created by Asako Iwai on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/569935
569935

Security Bulletin


Summary

Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM® Runtime Environment Java™ Technology Edition that is used by Watson Explorer.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-10295
DESCRIPTION:
An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.
CVSS Base Score: 4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/133729 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

These vulnerabilities apply to the following products and versions:

  • Watson Explorer Foundational Components version 11.0.0.3 and earlier, version 11.0.1, version 11.0.2, version 10.0.0.4 and earlier, version 9.0.0.8 and earlier, and version 8.2-6 and earlier

Remediation/Fixes

Follow these steps to upgrade to the required version of IBM Java Runtime.

The table reflects product names at the time the specified versions were released. To use the links to Fix Central in this table, you must first log in to the IBM Support Fix Central site at http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/.

Affected ProductAffected VersionsRequired IBM Java RuntimeHow to acquire and apply the fix
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components11.0 - 11.0.0.3,
11.0.1,
11.0.2
JVM 8 SR5 FP5 or laterUpgrade to Version 11.0.2.2.

See Watson Explorer Version 11.0.2.2 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.
IBM Watson Explorer Foundational Components10.0 - 10.0.0.4JVM 8 SR5 FP5 or later
  1. If you have not already installed, install V10.0 Fix Pack 4 (see the Fix Pack download document). If you upgrade to Version 10.0.0.4 after you update IBM Java Runtime, your changes are lost and you must repeat the steps.
  2. Download the IBM Java Runtime, Version 8 package for your edition (Standard, Enterprise, or Advanced) and operating system from Fix Central: interim fix 10.0.0.4-WS-WatsonExplorer-<Edition>Foundational-<OS>-8SR5FP5 or later (for example, 10.0.0.4-WS-WatsonExplorer-EEFoundational-Linux-8SR5FP11).
  3. To apply the fix, follow the steps in Updating IBM Java Runtime.
IBM Watson Explorer9.0 - 9.0.0.8JVM 7.1 SR4 FP15 or laterUpgrade to Version 9.0.0.9.

See Watson Explorer Version 9.0.0.9 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.
IBM InfoSphere Data Explorer8.2 - 8.2-6JVM 7.1 SR4 FP15 or laterUpgrade to Version 8.2-7.

See Watson Explorer Version 8.2-7 Foundational Components for download information and instructions.

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Change History

25 Apr 2018 : initially published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Internal Use Only

IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition Quarterly CPU - Oct 2017 - Includes Oracle Oct 2017 CPU
Advisory ID: 10418 / Product Record ID: 104953
https://developer.ibm.com/javasdk/support/security-vulnerabilities/#Oracle_October_17_2017_CPU
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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg22015759